Tera of Nigeria

The Tera was part of the Gombe Workshop which is just finishing up. Tera speakers are the most northern group of the Gombe language cluster. The Tera received one Gospel in their language in 1930 but the translation is difficult to understand and is no longer in use. There is now a great desire to revive the language. Literacy efforts are being made in the communities and the JESUS film will soon be shown in the Tera language since they were able to translate the Book of Luke and did the JESUS Film script. The Tera team is already making that transition. Mark’s Gospel in Tera now is ready for printing in a trial version. The team has also completed the first draft of Matthew and is revising a translation of John, which was done back in the 1930s.

  • The Tera translation team participated in a one-week workshop in Kufai to finalize their work on Luke’s Gospel to prepare it for publication. The book is now being typeset.

  • Praise God that Luke’s Gospel will soon be in the hands of native Tera speakers. Pray that the dedication of Luke. Pray that this event will impress upon Tera speakers the high value of the Scriptures.

  • Pray that the Lord will empower the Tera translators as they labor faithfully on Matthew, Mark and John.

  • Pray that God will give the Tera committee discernment as they work with local congregations to help make God’s Word effective in the language community.

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